Re: Mystery Rotary Snow Plow 012 at Kokomo

Posted by Jim Courtney on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Mystery-Rotary-Snow-Plow-012-at-Kokomo-tp6339p6355.html

Way to go Jerry and Todd!

I knew that some D&RG enthusiast would know the answer.

Since D&RG 012 had a build date of 10/03, then the date of the Kokomo photos would have to be winter 1903-04 to 1909-1910.

I wonder if this photo, taken on the D&RG just below the big loop on the south side of Fremont Pass, is of the same critter:





BTW, my research on UP and subsidary rotary plows did yield some interesting information. The UtahRails.net site has a complete roster of all UP system rotary snow plows: http://utahrails.net/up/snowplows-index.php


Turns out there were two Jull plows purchased by the UP in 1889-1890. The first was delivered as UP 065 and survived until 1949. The second was delivered as UP 066, assigned to the DL&G and was the Jull that participated in the Snow Plow trials on Alpine Pass. It was spun off the UP roster to the UPD&G (number 025) with the 1893 receivership and ended up as C&S standard gauge Jull rotary number 0200 in 1899, final C&S number 99210. The folio drawing in the "Files" section is of this plow:





So, UP rotary plow number 065 wasn't ever a vacated number after all.

When will your "D&RGW/RGS snow fighting history" be in print, Jerry? Were any other D&RG standard gauge rotaries used on the system's narrow gauge lines?